Editorials

Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

Gazette Christmas Hamper Fund president Sandy Grenier and her daughter Madison. (Submitted photo)

Hamper fund president thanks local communities for all their generosity over the years

‘I have decided that the time has come for me to pass the volunteer torch back to the Gazette’

Image by Sammy-Williams from Pixabay

10 ‘hidden gem’ horror movies to watch on Halloween

Quite a few of these are terrifying films that will scare the living daylights out of you

North Island Gazette

EDITORIAL: What to do about homelessness in Port Hardy

‘people suffering from homelessness deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion’

North Island Gazette
North Island MLA Michele Babchuk. Photo contributed

COMMENTARY: MLA Michele Babchuk talks the future of forestry

‘These forests are important to every single one of us, myself included’

North Island MLA Michele Babchuk. Photo contributed
NI Gazette

EDITORIAL: More recreation is always a good thing

Hiring a rec director is a fantastic step forward for Port Hardy.

NI Gazette
PROFILE PHOTO COURTESY OF KIMBERLEY KUFAAS PHOTOGRAPHY Tyson’s Thoughts is a column posted online at northislandgazette.com and in print on Wednesdays. Have some thoughts about my thoughts? Email editor@northislandgazette.com

Tyson’s Thoughts

My thoughts are back this week, just in time for the holiday.…

PROFILE PHOTO COURTESY OF KIMBERLEY KUFAAS PHOTOGRAPHY Tyson’s Thoughts is a column posted online at northislandgazette.com and in print on Wednesdays. Have some thoughts about my thoughts? Email editor@northislandgazette.com
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Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce logo

COMMENTARY: Our money should be spent right here at home in the North Island region

‘By purchasing from local businesses, we are casting our vote for the kind of community we want’

Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce logo
OPINION: Why are the provinces afraid of reducing classroom sizes for the pandemic?

OPINION: Why are the provinces afraid of reducing classroom sizes for the pandemic?

Provinces don’t want to reduce classroom sizes because parents will not be able to unsee advantages.

  • Sep 1, 2020
OPINION: Why are the provinces afraid of reducing classroom sizes for the pandemic?
North Island MLA Claire Trevena. (Claire Trevena photo)

North Island MLA Claire Trevena has a few announcements for her constituents

‘MLAs are wrapping up the third week of our summer legislative session’

  • Jul 17, 2020
North Island MLA Claire Trevena. (Claire Trevena photo)
Black Press file photo of North Island MLA Claire Trevena

North Island MLA Claire Trevena speaks on new supports available amid COVID-19 pandemic

‘the challenges of COVID-19 are having a particular impact on the most vulnerable in our province’

Black Press file photo of North Island MLA Claire Trevena
North Island Gazette file photo of Port Hardy Fire Chief Brent Borg.

A message from Port Hardy Fire Chief Brent Borg

‘I can’t say enough about our professional volunteers that left it all on the fire ground’

North Island Gazette file photo of Port Hardy Fire Chief Brent Borg.
North Island MLA Claire Trevena has sent a message to her constituents before the long weekend. (Black Press file photo)

Message from North Island MLA Claire Trevena ahead of Easter weekend

‘Our government is trying to assist, whether it is with rent or financial support’

  • Apr 9, 2020
North Island MLA Claire Trevena has sent a message to her constituents before the long weekend. (Black Press file photo)
EDITORIAL: Communities have a right to know when COVID-19 arrives locally

EDITORIAL: Communities have a right to know when COVID-19 arrives locally

This week, the Comox Valley Record published two articles regarding the novel…

EDITORIAL: Communities have a right to know when COVID-19 arrives locally
Have some thoughts on the Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC’s opinion piece? Email editor@northislandgazette.com and we will publish online and in print.

OPINION: Environmental groups want healthy forests and communities

“We work to mobilize action on some of the most pressing issues facing our society today”

  • Feb 29, 2020
Have some thoughts on the Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC’s opinion piece? Email editor@northislandgazette.com and we will publish online and in print.
Have some thoughts on North Island Gazette freelancer Debra Lynn’s opinion piece? Email editor@northislandgazette.com and we will publish your side online and in print.

OPINION: Creativity is the key to survival

“if Port Alice is in the doldrums, it’s because we made it that way”

Have some thoughts on North Island Gazette freelancer Debra Lynn’s opinion piece? Email editor@northislandgazette.com and we will publish your side online and in print.
OPINION: Island Health is attempting to mislead the public

OPINION: Island Health is attempting to mislead the public

Bjarnason’s statement makes it sound like the emergency room will remain.

OPINION: Island Health is attempting to mislead the public
Joe the cat. Photo: Facebook

DeMeer: Cats and dogs are reigning – and it’s wrong

Princeton editor Andra DeMeer tackles the issue placing pets over people

Joe the cat. Photo: Facebook
Vandals spray painted the words Make S.A. Straight Again on Salmon Arm’s rainbow crosswalk on Sunday, July 29. (Photo submitted)

EDITORIAL: Vandalism shows need for rainbow crosswalk

Hateful graffiti shows Salmon Arm’s need for a symbol of inclusion

Vandals spray painted the words Make S.A. Straight Again on Salmon Arm’s rainbow crosswalk on Sunday, July 29. (Photo submitted)